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Revision as of 09:19, 24 July 2015
Kallawaya mountain range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Allin Qhapaq |
Elevation | 5,780 m (18,960 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 75 km (47 mi) N-S |
Geography | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno Region |
Parent range | Andes |
The Kallawaya mountain range[1] (hispanicized spelling Carabaya) lies in the Andes of Peru. It extends between 14°00' and 14°22'S and 69°38' and 70°19'W for about 75 km.[2] It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, between the Willkanuta mountain range in the north-west and the Apolobamba mountain range in the south-east, north and north-east of Makusani.
Mountains
The highest peak in the range is Allin Qhapaq at 5,780 metres (18,963 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3][4][5]
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See also
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): kallawaya. - s. Provincia de Antisuyu. Los habitantes de dicha provincia eran y siguen siendo hábiles herbolarios (JL). || Código idiomático usado por los herbolarios llamados kallawayas.
- ^ usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras
- ^ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
- ^ Michael Cocker, Frost, Dust and Tear Gas, Exploratory Mountaineering in the Peruvian Cordillera Carabaya, in: Alpine Journal 2008, p. 53-69
- ^ allthemountains.com Maps of the Eastern Andes of Peru including two maps of the Kallawaya mountain range (inactive website)